City of Seattle, Parks and Recreation Department, West Seattle Playground, West Seattle, WA (1910-1911)

AKA: City of Seattle, Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, Hiawatha Playground, West Seattle, WA

Structure Type: landscapes - parks - urban parks

Designers: Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects (firm); Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (landscape architect); John Charles Olmsted (landscape architect)

Dates: constructed 1910-1911

2700 California Avenue SW
West Seattle, Seattle, WA 98116-2451
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This playfield, laid out by the Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm of Brookline, MA, lies adjacent to West Seattle High School. Originally called the "West Seattle Playground," by the Olmsteds, it was renamed "Hiawatha Playfield" at the time the park opened in 1911.

PCAD id: 14430

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